2005 CADILLAC SRX Steering Problems

'TAKATA RECALL' WHEN I WAS DRIVING MY DASH, STEREO AND LIGHTS STARTED TO FLICKER AND ALL THE ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS WERE NOT WORKING. THEN. I TRIED CHANGING LANES ON THE INTERSTATE TO EXIT BUT LOST POWER STEERING. IT WAS VERY DANGEROUS AT THOSE HIGH SPEED!. I WAS ABLE TO PULL OFF BEFORE MY CAR COMPLETELY DIED.. IT TOOK A WHILE FOR IT TO TURN BACK ON BUT ONCE IT DID THE CAR WAS NOT WORKING PROPERLY, SUCH AS THE TEMP AND GAS GAUGE, TRACTION CONTROL WAS NOT WORKING AND LIGHT WAS LIT ON DASH. POWER STEERING WASN'T WORKING, AND THE TRANSMISSION WAS SHIFTING WEIRD. I TOOK IT IN TO THE GM DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD IT WAS THE 'ECM THAT WENT BAD' AND IT WASN'T COMMUNICATING WITH THE REST OF THE VEHICLE PROPERLY. IT WAS ABOUT 900$ IN TOTAL WITH THE TOWING AND 'DIAGNOSE AND FIX'. IT WAS FIXED BUT EXACTLY 6 MONTHS LATER IT HAPPENED AGAIN WHILE DRIVING, I HAD TO PULL OVER. WENT BACK AND HAD TO PAY LIKE 400$ MORE TO GET IT 'FIXED' AGAIN AND THAT ONLY LASTED 1 MONTH. SO NOW WE TOOK IT TO THE CADILLAC DEALERSHIP AND THEY LOOKED AT IT AND COUKDNT TELL ME WHY IT WAS HAPPING OTHER THEN THEY THINK IT WAS THE 'ECM REPLACEMENT THAT WERE BAD'. SO NOW I WILL HAVE TO PAY 950$ FOR THAT STEALERSHIP FOR THE DIAGNOSIS AND TO REPLACE THE ECM. WITH THEM THEY SAID THEY HAD A LIFETIME WARRANTY ON PARTS AND LABOR WITH IS WHY WE WENT THERE. BUT STILL ALL THAT MONEY PAID FOR A DEFAULT OF CADILLAC. THEY NEED TO RECALL IT.

Mileage: 125,000

MY 05 CADILLAC SRX HAVE A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE IN THE FRAME WHERE AS A METAL PICE ON LEFT AND RIGHT FRONT HAVE ROTTED ALL THE WAY THROUGH. I HAVE PICTURES OF THE PROBLEM. I NEED SOMEONE TO HELP ME BECAUSE NO CAR SHOULD HAVE THIS PROBLE WITH ONLY 80 THOUSAND MILES ON IT. HOW CAN I SEND THE PICTURE TO.

Mileage: 80,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CADILLAC SRX. AFTER PURCHASING THE VEHICLE FROM AN INDEPENDENT DEALER, THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A CERTIFIED FORD DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED AND THE DRIVE SHAFT COUPLERS, POWER STEERING, FRONT WHEEL BEARING, AND MOTOR MOUNTS WERE ALL DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS RETURNED TO THE INDEPENDENT DEALER WHO REFUSED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 109,916.

Mileage: 109,916

CAR RAPIDLY SPEED UP AT FULL AND LITTLE TIME AFTER THAT HEARD LOUD NOISE IN BACK AS DRIVING .TODAY TOOK TO MECHANIC AND DIDN'T EVEN GET POWER STARTING UP AND THEN SPEED UP AGAIN AT FULL STOP AND STARTED SMOKING TO. SAID POWER STEERING WENT OUT THOUGHT IT WAS THAT GOT ALMOST HOME PROBLEM STILL OCCURRED SO DID SOME RESEARCH AND FOUND THIS RECALL . *TR

Mileage: 16,600

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CADILLAC SRX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, THE HEATER WAS ACTIVATED AND THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THERE WAS A BURNING ODOR EMITTING FROM THE VENTS AND THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000.

Mileage: 75,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CADILLAC SRX. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE STALLED AND DID NOT RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 115,000.

Mileage: 115,000

THE DEALERSHIP IN MY CITY RAN OUT OF PARTS TO REPAIR MY VEHICLE THEY WERE SENT ONLY A FEW SO WE ALL ON A WAITING LIST FOR ?????? *TR

I BOUGHT MY 2005 CADILLAC SRX AT 43,000 MILES JUNE 25,2012 NOW IT'S JANUARY 23,2014 AND THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT AT 72,000 MILES. THERE WAS A HUGE LEAK STEERING WAS VERY TIGHT AND STABILITY WAS IN USE. MY FATHER SAID IT LOOKS LIKE THE PUMP WAS REPLACED ONCE THAT'S RIDICULOUS WITH THE LOW MILES MY CAR HAS. I THINK CADILLAC REALLY NEEDS TO FIX THE PROBLEM THEY HAVE RECALLS ON THE 2004'S THEY NEED TO FIX THE 2005'S TOO! IT'S A BURDEN RIGHT NOW I'M PAYING FOR A CAR THAT'S SITS IN THE GARAGE NOW! *TR

Mileage: 72,000

I OWN A 2005 CADILLAC SRX AWD V8. THERE WAS A POWER STEERING LEAK THAT OCCURRED APPROXIMATELY 9/2010 (DATE COULD BE OFF, BUT GM HAS THE OFFICIAL DATES/MILEAGE). THIS WAS SERVICED BY THE DEALER AND THEY REPLACED THE POWER STEERING RETURN LINE STATING THAT THIS IS A REGULAR OCCURRENCE IN THIS STYLE CADILLAC. I FILED A COMPLAINT WITH GM AT THE TIME BECAUSE I HAD TO RENT A CAR FOR 3 WEEKS AS THE PART WAS OUT OF STOCK AND IN PRODUCTION. GM AGREED TO PAY FOR MY RENTAL CAR. APPROXIMATELY 4/2013 THE SAME LEAK STARTED UNDER MY POWER STEERING RETURN LINE. I BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALER WHERE I WAS AGAIN TOLD THAT IT IS COMMON FOR THIS PART TO DEFAULT AND THAT THEY WOULD NEED TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE POWER STEERING RACK AS WELL AS THE POWER STEERING RETURN LINE AGAIN. THEY QUOTED ME APPROXIMATELY $2000. I AGAIN FILED A COMPLAINT WITH GM AND THEY SAID THOUGH IT IS A COMMON PROBLEM THEY WERE NOT WILLING TO PAY ANY COST FOR REPAIR. I HAVE A MUTUAL FRIEND WHO OWNS THE SAME STYLE CADILLAC SRX AS I DO AND THE SAME PROBLEM JUST HAPPENED TO HIM. HE WAS ADVISED BY THE DEALER THAT HE WOULD NEED TO REPLACE THE POWER STEERING RACK AND RETURN LINE FOR A COST OF APPROXIMATELY $2000. I BELIEVE THERE IS A HUGE RISK IN ALLOWING THESE VEHICLES TO REMAIN ON THE ROAD IF THEY HAVE PS PROBLEMS. MY VEHICLE EVEN AFTER HAVING THE LINE FIXED IS AGAIN SPEWING POWER STEERING FLUID ALL OF MY ENGINE PARTS AND DRIPS ONTO MY AXLE. IF I AM STOPPED WITH MY CAR ON, YOU CAN SEE SMOKE RISING AND THERE IS A BURNING SMELL COMING FROM THE AFFECTED AREA. PLEASE HELP! *TR

Mileage: 75,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CADILLAC SRX. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER AND HE LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT THEN CRASHED INTO A HIGHWAY DIVIDER AND INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTO CENTER AND THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THERE WAS A RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 06V125000 (SUSPENSION:REAR), THAT MAY BE RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 46,000.

Mileage: 46,000

WHILE CHANGING LANES...MY STEERING WHEEL LOCKED AND VEHICLE JUMPED TO THE RIGHT LANE. I RESTARTED THE CAR AND THE WHEEL WAS FREE. I TOOK IT IN FOR REPAIRS AND WAS TOLD I MUST REPLACE THE ENTIRE STEERING RACK, PUMP AND HOSES FOR A COST OF $ 2,489.00. THE REPAIR FACILITY TOLD ME THIS IS VERY COMMON IN SRX AND THAT HE JUST DID THE SAME THING ON ANOTHER 05 SRX! SCARY AND COSTLY! *TR

Mileage: 81,000

I OWN A 2005 CADILLAC SRX AND IN THE PAST 3 MONTHS I HAVE EXPERIENCED SEVERAL FLAWS IN THIS VEHICLE (PURCHASED USED IN OCTOBER 2010). THE MOST IMPORTANT PROBLEM I AM EXPERIENCING WITH THIS VEHICLE IS THE "STABILITY SERVICE ENGAGING" AS I AM DRIVING AND AFTER I HAVE MADE A SHARP TURN. THE VEHICLE LOCKS THE BRAKES AND STEERING WHEEL. I HAVE HAD THIS HAPPEN TO ME THREE SEPARATE TIMES WHILE I WAS IN TRAFFIC AND BY THE GRACE OF GOD, NO ONE WAS BEHIND ME SO AN ACCIDENT DID NOT OCCUR. I HAVE READ SEVERAL BLOGS ON EDMUND.COM (13 PAGES)AND ALSO ON THIS WEBSITES COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEM. I DO NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING MY SRX AND AFTER PAYING A NICE AMOUNT FOR THIS SUV, I FIND THIS TO BE IRRESPONSIBLE OF CADILLAC AND I DO SEE SOME FAULT ON THE NHTSA PART FOR NOT RECALLING OR DEMANDING CADILLAC TO RECALL THESE VEHICLES FOR THIS PROBLEM. AS OTHERS HAVE STATED THE DEALERSHIPS DO NOT SEEM TO KNOW THE PROBLEM, WHICH I ALSO THINK IS RIDICULOUS, BECAUSE THIS IS WHAT THEY ARE SUPPOSE TO BE CERTIFIED TO DO. I HAVE ALSO SEEN WHERE SOME HAVE HAD THE "STEERING WHEEL SENSOR" REPLACE AND THIS HAS SEEMED TO FIX THE PROBLEM. IF THAT IS THE CASE THEN CADILLAC SHOULD HAVE A RECALL TO REPLACE THE "STEERING WHEEL SENSOR" SEEING THAT ITS HAPPENING TO QUITE A FEW PEOPLE. I WILL NEVER PURCHASE ANOTHER CADILLAC AND WILL ADVISE OTHERS THE SAME, IF THIS ISN'T TAKEN CARE OF ASAP, MY NEXT STEP WILL BE A CLASS ACTION SUIT!! I, AS WELL AS OTHERS, WORK HARD FOR OUR INCOME AND WHEN PURCHASING AND TRUSTING IN A PRODUCT WE EXPECT TO RECEIVE A QUALITY PRODUCT AND IF FOR SOME REASON THERE IS A PROBLEM, I PERSONALLY EXPECT THE MANUFACTURER TO TAKE CARE OF IT, JUST LIKE I TAKE CARE OF MY CAR PAYMENT EACH MONTH! *TR

Mileage: 145,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CADILLAC SRX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL SYSTEM SPORADICALLY ENGAGES WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE CAUSES THE FRONT WHEELS TO LOCK. HE IS IN THE PROCESS OF HAVING THE VEHICLE INSPECTED TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT FILED A COMPLAINT WITH THE MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 46,000. UPDATED 7/1/09 *CN THE DEALER REPLACED A FAULTY WHEEL POSITION SENSOR. UPDATED 07/07/09.*JB

Mileage: 46,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CADILLAC SRX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE EXPERIENCES DIFFICULTY WHEN TURNING THE STEERING COLUMN. IN ADDITION, SHE HEARS A SCREECHING NOISE. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS, BUT THEY COULD NOT PROVIDE A REMEDY FOR THE FAILURE. ON ONE OCCASION, WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED SPONTANEOUS ACCELERATION UNTIL SHE REACHED 60 MPH. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE TIE ROD FRACTURED. SHE IS IN THE PROCESS OF HAVING THE VEHICLE REPAIRED AT HER EXPENSE BECAUSE THE VEHICLE EXCEEDS ITS WARRANTY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 9,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 41,000.

Mileage: 9,000

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH AND MAKING A LANE CHANGE. THERE WAS NO WARNING SIGNAL PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A SERVICE DEALER WHO COULD NOT INITIALLY DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. LATER ON AFTER FURTHER INSPECTION. *AK THE VEHICLE STALLED AFTER TURNING THE STEERING QUICKLY. THE SENSOR IN THE STEERING WHEEL WAS REPLACED AND THERE HAVE BEEN NO FURTHER PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE STALLING. UPDATED 11/30/06. *JB

Mileage: 19,500

DT:THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CADILLAC SRX. HLS HIS WIFE PARKED THE VEHICLE AND THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED. SHE COULD NOT GET IT UNLOCKED. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CADILLAC DEALERSHIP, AND THEY HAD TO UNHOOK THE LINKAGE ON THE TRANSMISSION IN ORDER TO BE ABLE TO TOW THE VEHICLE. THE DEALERSHIP ORDERED A NEW KEY ASSEMBLY, AND THEY HAD TO REMOVE TUMBLER NUMBER 3. IN ORDER TO GET THE LOCK TO OPEN THEY HAD TO DRILL THE LOCK CYLINDER AND REMOVE THE CYLINDER. DEALERSHIP RETURNED THE VEHICLE TO THE CONTACT, CLAIMING IT WAS FIXED . HOWEVER, WHILE DRIVING THE STEERING WOULD LOCKED AGAIN AND SHE HAD A HARD TIME GETTING IT UNLOCKED. CURRENTLY, UPON TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL BACK AND FORTH ONE CAN HEAR A GRINDING NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE CONTACT ASKED THE DEALERSHIP IF THEY HAD TO TAKE THE STEERING WHEEL OFF TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM WITH THE DOOR OPEN INDICATOR, AND THE DEALERSHIP SAID THAT THEY DIDN'T. BUT WHEN THE CONTACT TOLD THEM HE SPOKE WITH ANOTHER MECHANIC THEY SAID THAT THEY DID HAVE TO TAKE THE KEY ASSEMBLY APART WHICH WAS ON THE STEERING COLUMN TO FIX IT . THE DEALERSHIP CHANGED THEIR CLAIM. ALSO, THE AIR CONDITIONING IN THE BACK DID NOT WORK . IT WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY FINALLY CORRECTED THE PROBLEM. AFTER SIX TIMES OF TAKING THE VEHICLE. TO DEALERSHIP THEY FOUND THAT SOME PARTS IN THE BACK WERE UNHOOKED AND THIS WAS STRAIGHT FROM THE FACTORY. *AK

POWER STEERING WENT OUT THREE TIMES. *AK

Mileage: 13,500